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>> hamid karzai was the choice of not just the u.s. but many others including many afghans back in 2001. you're right about this. i think there are probably too many characters right now on the -- in the field, and afghans are looking for some consolidation of these numbers within the next month or so we're going to see who actually has been qualified to be a candidate, because they have to go through a vetting system. so in november we will know who those individuals are and who the tickets are. after that in february the official campaign season starts. so we have a long ways to go before we see how afghan politicians will be able to consolidate, to create alliances and coalitions, and there's a big question as to whether this election will see the emergence of a new leader in the first round or whether it's going to go to a second round thereafter. >> one last question before we have to leave it. the u.s. has talked about a role in mentoring and monitoring afghan troops. we've talked about the need for air cover. is the u.s. prepare
>> hamid karzai was the choice of not just the u.s. but many others including many afghans back in 2001. you're right about this. i think there are probably too many characters right now on the -- in the field, and afghans are looking for some consolidation of these numbers within the next month or so we're going to see who actually has been qualified to be a candidate, because they have to go through a vetting system. so in november we will know who those individuals are and who the...
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plays hardball with hamid karzai. sign the troop deal or we are out. i am ray suarez. >> that's the insi"inside story" >> america's longest war is almost over, but the transition to the next phase in the u.s.-afghanistan relationship involves a difficult diplomatic dance. the united states negotiated a deal called "the bilateral security accord" which would keep most troops in the country when nato's 75,000 leave next year. the deal hit a signnag. afghan president karzai presented a new last-minute set of demands. on this edition of "inside story" we will discuss america's future in afghanistan. first, this background: >> afghan president hamid karzai again refused to sign the bilateral security agreement on monday. instead, adding more items to a growing list of demands. it was during a last-minute meeting with u.s. national security advisor susan rice that karzi insisted the u.s. would need to start peace talks with the taliban and release 17 after gangs from guantanamo bay before the bilateral security agreement got his signature. but rice said nego
plays hardball with hamid karzai. sign the troop deal or we are out. i am ray suarez. >> that's the insi"inside story" >> america's longest war is almost over, but the transition to the next phase in the u.s.-afghanistan relationship involves a difficult diplomatic dance. the united states negotiated a deal called "the bilateral security accord" which would keep most troops in the country when nato's 75,000 leave next year. the deal hit a signnag. afghan...
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nato forces have been handing control to afghan forces and president hamid karzai has announced plans for formal talks with the taliban. >> the talks, having begun in the qatar, must move to afghanistan. an talks must bring about end to violence in afghanistan and they must not become a tool for exploitation with regard to interest inry's afghanistan. >> jane ferguson is live in couple. president -- kabul. president karzai making that announcement. comments,se, karzai's the day when the taliban office in doha will open later today. we have been speaking with senior politicians and the karzai government and they say that what is crucial to them is that the office is not even known as a taliban office. it must be used to facilitate peace talks and driven by the afghan government. the office must not than that the taliban politically, financially or on an international level. also, going back to the combat role of the afghan army, we had the secretary-general of nato with this to say. >> it is indeed a milestone. i would not hesitate to call it an historic day for the afghans and for the
nato forces have been handing control to afghan forces and president hamid karzai has announced plans for formal talks with the taliban. >> the talks, having begun in the qatar, must move to afghanistan. an talks must bring about end to violence in afghanistan and they must not become a tool for exploitation with regard to interest inry's afghanistan. >> jane ferguson is live in couple. president -- kabul. president karzai making that announcement. comments,se, karzai's the day when...
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afghan president hamid karzai released a statement accusing u.s. forces of raiding two houses in nangahar province, killing two innocent civilians. he said this gets to the heart of the bilateral security agreement and is what he wants to prevent in the future. isaaf forces responded with strong language saying it was an afghan-led military rain. 100 afghan commanders raided two houses, two were killed and they were accompanied by 17 coalition mentors. they said an unnamed source with isaf said it's unfortunate that the afghan president would use civilian deaths as a weapon. strong language from both sides on the bilateral security agreement. >> polls will open in moray tainia, comingar the legitimacy of the president who came to pour in a military coup. opposition parties are threatening to boycott the votes. >> this is the manslaughter tainian tapp tall -- more it anian capital. people were singing. behind the carnival air, a nation hit by poverty and ipp stability. it's the first elections since a coup toppled the president. the leader is in pow
afghan president hamid karzai released a statement accusing u.s. forces of raiding two houses in nangahar province, killing two innocent civilians. he said this gets to the heart of the bilateral security agreement and is what he wants to prevent in the future. isaaf forces responded with strong language saying it was an afghan-led military rain. 100 afghan commanders raided two houses, two were killed and they were accompanied by 17 coalition mentors. they said an unnamed source with isaf said...
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hamid karzai may not be around thoerk though. here is one of the issues that could be on the agenda. there is supposed to be elections in afghanistan next year. he says he's not going to stay on, he wants to retire as president. he's been in office now for more than 10 years as the president of afghanistan. he's been the only president of afghanistan since 9/11 back in 2001. i don't know who the next president of afghanistan is going to be. i know that the afghan government of hamid karzai is talking to the taliban in doha, qatar, and, remember, this gets really complicated and confusing because the u.s. went to war in afghanistan to deal with the taliban, to get rid of the taliban, which was protecting al qaeda and bin laden and gave them sanctuary there from which they could go ahead and plot attacks against the united states like the attack on 9/11. so it is going to be a messy situation. i think it is fair to say there are a lot of uncertainties. will it in the end have a very, very positive ending? i'm not so sure it will. i
hamid karzai may not be around thoerk though. here is one of the issues that could be on the agenda. there is supposed to be elections in afghanistan next year. he says he's not going to stay on, he wants to retire as president. he's been in office now for more than 10 years as the president of afghanistan. he's been the only president of afghanistan since 9/11 back in 2001. i don't know who the next president of afghanistan is going to be. i know that the afghan government of hamid karzai is...
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karzai than any sort of reality on the ground see has recently called for peace talks with the town about the prospects that well that's really the interesting thing here and not so interesting for hamid karzai of course because again because the taliban has refused to negotiate with him there really isn't very much that carves i can do in the situation for the taliban the number one position is this affectively to remove all foreign troops from the ground in afghanistan in order to do that why negotiate with the so-called puppet government when we can talk to the occupiers themselves but there's divisions within the taliban as well do they actually hold negotiations or. they fight until the occupiers the u.s. forces leave the country there's also divisions within the obama administration about this because while this war has been encouraged credibly costly to the united states as you mention the taliban have long been an enemy for the u.s. many factions in the administration see the political solution as the only possible sort of way forward i mean it's been more than clear that mi
karzai than any sort of reality on the ground see has recently called for peace talks with the town about the prospects that well that's really the interesting thing here and not so interesting for hamid karzai of course because again because the taliban has refused to negotiate with him there really isn't very much that carves i can do in the situation for the taliban the number one position is this affectively to remove all foreign troops from the ground in afghanistan in order to do that why...
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hamid karzai insists it has to be him. as a result we have stalemate. >> al jazeera's paul brennan live in brussels. thank you. >> the u.s. suspended shipments out v afghanistan through pakistan. the pentagon said tuesday that it's part of a plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. the broader shutdown comes amid protests over u.s. drone strikes in pakistan. trucks must take outer routes through central asia - it will take time and cost more. >> the united nations a using drones, for the first time the u.n. confirms its peacekeepers are sending unmanned craft. it monitors the areas in the dong. >> it is a first, taking to the skies. the u.n. has fleets of white painted suvs. now the first united nations unmanned aerial aircraft more commonly known as a drone. unlike those of many militaries and the u.s., it's iquipped only with a camera, not armed with missiles. after years of bloodshed the idea is it to monitor a fragile peace deal, a large area, much remote jungle terrain. >> this is something we
hamid karzai insists it has to be him. as a result we have stalemate. >> al jazeera's paul brennan live in brussels. thank you. >> the u.s. suspended shipments out v afghanistan through pakistan. the pentagon said tuesday that it's part of a plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. the broader shutdown comes amid protests over u.s. drone strikes in pakistan. trucks must take outer routes through central asia - it will take time and cost more. >> the...
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. >> this is where you have to rely on the political skills of hamid karzai. it is his initiative, and one to support anhese outcome he wants. we will see. -- do youctured is think the relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan will be? will this clear the way for better relations? >> hamid karzai and his relationship with united dates has been a roller coaster, particularly the last few years. he will leave office in 2014. 2014 is setting up to be a remarkable, transformative year for afghanistan, not only ending the war, afghanistan takes the lead of its own security, but also to have a new president. a lot they will have to do to stabilize the relationship going forward. one other thing, obviously what happens in afghanistan will be greatly influenced by what happens in pakistan. >> thank you so much for joining us. to do withran intend its nuclear power program? diplomats a meeting in geneva for more talks. iran's supreme leader in tehran is warning iran will not back one iota from its nuclear plans. in geneva with the latest developments. >> for the th
. >> this is where you have to rely on the political skills of hamid karzai. it is his initiative, and one to support anhese outcome he wants. we will see. -- do youctured is think the relationship between the u.s. and afghanistan will be? will this clear the way for better relations? >> hamid karzai and his relationship with united dates has been a roller coaster, particularly the last few years. he will leave office in 2014. 2014 is setting up to be a remarkable, transformative...
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first, this background: >> afghan president hamid karzai again refused to sign the bilateral security agreement on monday. instead, adding more items to a growing list of demands. it was during a last-minute meeting with u.s. national security advisor susan rice that karzi insisted the u.s. would need to start peace talks with the taliban and release 17 after gangs from guantanamo bay before the bilateral security agreement got his signature. over. >> if the agreement isn't signed promptly, what i said to the president is we would have no choice. we would be compelled by necessity, not by our preference, to have to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to to keep our troops here because they will not be invited because the bsa will not have been signed. then the nature of our partnership and the investments difficult. >> the meeting with rice came one day after the afghan liter surprised both countries by delaying the bsa's package into law despite nods of approval from the loya jirga's assembly whose endorsement he sought for a long timi a long time. tra tra . >>> a
first, this background: >> afghan president hamid karzai again refused to sign the bilateral security agreement on monday. instead, adding more items to a growing list of demands. it was during a last-minute meeting with u.s. national security advisor susan rice that karzi insisted the u.s. would need to start peace talks with the taliban and release 17 after gangs from guantanamo bay before the bilateral security agreement got his signature. over. >> if the agreement isn't signed...
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was the move expected from hamid karzai? >> it was not expected. as the delegates face a last full day of negotiating the pack, the row between hamid karzai and washington d.c. is overshadowing that. the delegates tomorrow are supposed to present opinions on the draft, whether or not they support it or want changes made. really, what people are asking is even if they do support it, will it be signed? the president is sticking to his guns, releasing a statement saying that last night he spoke to u.s. secretary of state john kerry and reiterated his position that he will not sign it until after the presidential elections in april. we have seen an estimate from the u.s. secretary of defense, chuck hagel rejecting that saying it needs to be signed by the end of the year, otherwise he would advise president obama to not make military plans for afghanistan after 2014. >> what happens in the dispute over the timing of the pact is not resolved? >> if it's not resolved there'll be no way of moving forward. the americans are saying that if it's not resolved,
was the move expected from hamid karzai? >> it was not expected. as the delegates face a last full day of negotiating the pack, the row between hamid karzai and washington d.c. is overshadowing that. the delegates tomorrow are supposed to present opinions on the draft, whether or not they support it or want changes made. really, what people are asking is even if they do support it, will it be signed? the president is sticking to his guns, releasing a statement saying that last night he...
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. >>> the afghan president hamid karzai arrives in pakistan, his first trip across the border since the new prime minister won elections in may and we have more now with kamal from islamabad. what is on the agenda? >> reporter: well, on the agenda, are the prospects for peace, security and regional issues which are also on the minds of pakistani and afghan leader. he is accompanied by a senior delegation at a time when afghanistan is going through a crucial transition, both a security and political transition. it must be remembered that this will be the first time in over two decades that the afghan army is taking direct control of security operations and afghan president coming to pakistan after a long pause, perhaps the longest pause since becoming the president of afghanistan 818 months ago. he came to islamabad to meet the pakistani counterpart in a trilateral meeting and today he received a guard of honor at the prime minister's house and the new pakistan prime minister is keen to improve relations with neighboring meetings and he already has gone no an one-on-one meeting with hami
. >>> the afghan president hamid karzai arrives in pakistan, his first trip across the border since the new prime minister won elections in may and we have more now with kamal from islamabad. what is on the agenda? >> reporter: well, on the agenda, are the prospects for peace, security and regional issues which are also on the minds of pakistani and afghan leader. he is accompanied by a senior delegation at a time when afghanistan is going through a crucial transition, both a...
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any reassurance that it was under review was from comments by hamid karzai. the concern is will the agreement be signed in time for the u.s. to move combat forces out of afghanistan and deplay a stability team in its place. the military is concerned it will not have enough time to carry out the transition. it involves tens of thousands of troops, equipment and support personnel. they want to make certain they have plenty of time to work out the logistics and the relationship necessary with the afghan military, so that it is a seamless transition. there's this consideration. if hamid karzai gets his way, and the deal is not signed into law and enacted in afghanistan until the middle of 2014, the u.s. fools that creates a vacuum of time, an opportunity for people who don't like the deal to make changes to it. the u.s. fears that it may find itself in a position that it did not want to make in iraq which is not have any u.s. forces in custody. that's what they are trying to avoid. >> coming up - i'll talk with a veteran who has a lot to say about the afghan deal
any reassurance that it was under review was from comments by hamid karzai. the concern is will the agreement be signed in time for the u.s. to move combat forces out of afghanistan and deplay a stability team in its place. the military is concerned it will not have enough time to carry out the transition. it involves tens of thousands of troops, equipment and support personnel. they want to make certain they have plenty of time to work out the logistics and the relationship necessary with the...
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president obama and afghan president hamid karzai wrapping up the joint news conference after a series of meetings at the white house. they focused on the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond next year and one of the key announcements we just heard, afghan forces will take the lead of providing security throughout the country this spring and u.s. forces will move to what the president referred to as a support role for training and support. joining me, david sanger for "the new york times" and author of "confront and conceal." also with us, nbc's atiya bowi. thank you both for joiningo us. the president saying that it's time to accelerate the u.s. role, shifting to a support role as a result of achievements and i guess goals reached in afghanistan. >> that's true. they did announce that today but that's something that's been discussed behind the scenes in afghanistan for sometime now with the nato commanders in kabul. they have said for sometime that by mid-2013, it does seem they brought it back a bit to spring of 2013 wanting all of afghanistan transitioned in to afghan hands, giving the a
president obama and afghan president hamid karzai wrapping up the joint news conference after a series of meetings at the white house. they focused on the u.s. role in afghanistan beyond next year and one of the key announcements we just heard, afghan forces will take the lead of providing security throughout the country this spring and u.s. forces will move to what the president referred to as a support role for training and support. joining me, david sanger for "the new york times"...
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commander is apologize to go hamid karzai for the drone strike. nato saying it is going to investigate. alex, this comes during an incredibly fraught period between the united states and afghanistan. they had agreed to a draft agreement of a security pact that mapped out what the u.s. withdrawal would have looked like the next several years. hamid karzai said he wouldn't sign it. he would leave it for his successor. the united states trying to convince him to sign off on the agreement now. that was the discussion and the debate prior to this drone strike. certainly that has only increased tensions and made discussions more difficult. >> very, very bad timing on that. kristen, thank you, that the white house >> disputed airspace across the east china sea. they are now demanding identification from any aircraft flying through. it's a restriction they refuse to recognize. the u.s. vision commercial aircraft you should comply with china's request. american, japanese aircraft crossed over the area without authorization. the pentagon says it is going to
commander is apologize to go hamid karzai for the drone strike. nato saying it is going to investigate. alex, this comes during an incredibly fraught period between the united states and afghanistan. they had agreed to a draft agreement of a security pact that mapped out what the u.s. withdrawal would have looked like the next several years. hamid karzai said he wouldn't sign it. he would leave it for his successor. the united states trying to convince him to sign off on the agreement now. that...
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karzai. they reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. at their first face-to-face meeting since may, the leaders announced they're accelerating the handoff from u.s. and coalition forces to afghan troops. >> let me say it as plainly as i can-- starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission: training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. >> in spring this year, the afghan forces will be fully responsible for providing security to the afghan people. and that the international forces, the american forces, will be no longer present in afghan villages. >> woodruff: afghanistan president hamid karzai has sharply complained that fighting in afghan villages is causing too many civilian casualties. and there've been other strains from koran burnings by american soldiers to deadly insider attacks by afghan soldiers. for now, the u.s. still has 66,000 troo
karzai. they reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. at their first face-to-face meeting since may, the leaders announced they're accelerating the handoff from u.s. and coalition forces to afghan troops. >> let me say it as plainly as i can-- starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission: training, advising, assisting afghan forces. it will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty....
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karzai refuses to put pen to paper until next april election artie's into careful of as the details. both time and patience are quickly running out here in brussels the situation has essentially devolved into a high stakes game of poker veiled threats and attempts to try to force and pressure afghan president hamid karzai to sign that deal between the united states and afghanistan that would determine the size and the shape of a u.s. forces after combat troops leave at the end of twenty fourteen now yesterday mr rasmussen decided to play hardball he said that if karzai doesn't sign a deal with the americans all nato forces could be withdrawn from of ghana sent after thirteen years of war and that eight billion dollars in annual aid that afghanistan so badly needs well that could be in jeopardy too but if this is a game of carrots and sticks approach we saw both the nato and the united states somewhat soften their stance today the u.s. secretary of state john kerry came out with a new proposal this morning saying all right if karzai doesn't want to sign the deal let's come up with a p
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with hamid karzai and to say we could pull the mall out. the problem is the multiple audience problem and it is made the rest of the country and cause a loss of confidence and that was a terrible mistake. i think he is using the bilateral security agreement and that is why my suggestion is to make a clear commitment of a specific substantial number, say this is what we are going to do to reassure the rest of the country and then say to hamid karzai we would love to negotiate with you but if we can't negotiate with you we will with the folks to come in after the election. that takes the stick away from him and take the leverage away from him and the combination of those two things at the end of the they will lead him to come to the table and negotiate an agreement because i think he wants that to be part of his legacy. i don't think he wants to leave it to the next government so that is what i would try but it is a frustrating situation but that is what i would try. >> i have to go in just a minute. i will second that. i wouldn't say maybe w
with hamid karzai and to say we could pull the mall out. the problem is the multiple audience problem and it is made the rest of the country and cause a loss of confidence and that was a terrible mistake. i think he is using the bilateral security agreement and that is why my suggestion is to make a clear commitment of a specific substantial number, say this is what we are going to do to reassure the rest of the country and then say to hamid karzai we would love to negotiate with you but if we...
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karzai refuses to put pen to paper until next april election artie's lucy caffein of joins me now from belgium for more. lucy what are what is the danger of this agreement signed. hi there wolf for the countries helping out ghana stand militarily after nato troops depart from the country both time and patience are quickly running out here in brussels the situation has essentially devolved into a high stakes game of poker veiled threats and attempts to try to force and pressure afghan president hamid karzai to sign that deal with the united between the united states and afghanistan that would determine the size and the shape of u.s. forces after combat troops leave at the end of twenty fourteen now nato is very much affected nato troops were supposed to have some eight to twelve thousand forces in afghanistan after that deadline this is to help train and assist the afghan military to try to get it to stand up on its own two feet they want the deal signed to ask quickly as possible and the nato secretary general spoke out about this is take a quick listen. we meet their league of clarity
karzai refuses to put pen to paper until next april election artie's lucy caffein of joins me now from belgium for more. lucy what are what is the danger of this agreement signed. hi there wolf for the countries helping out ghana stand militarily after nato troops depart from the country both time and patience are quickly running out here in brussels the situation has essentially devolved into a high stakes game of poker veiled threats and attempts to try to force and pressure afghan president...
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karzai says the tunnel benita could run for presidency in the twenty eight fourteen election but the medicine's would hop to now towers. and violence so nato is pulling out its troops by the end of cars ice time with the afghan government pushing for peace talks now every time about now refusing to speak directly with president karzai describing him as an american puppet and they recently announced their readiness to enter politics and have opened an office in doha to facilitate peace talks with the u.s. also a contributor option returns he says nato is conduct in the war so it is only helping the insurgents gain political ground. the american public may be thinking what was the point of this debris relatives of all those thousands dead they must be getting a very strange picture of afghanistan if the taliban on the mall obama is going to run afghanistan is it going to be a pullout of course lots of people are asking one hundred fifty thousand nato troops there now and already people are talking about fifteen thousand remaining on five different bases the continuous drone attacks and
karzai says the tunnel benita could run for presidency in the twenty eight fourteen election but the medicine's would hop to now towers. and violence so nato is pulling out its troops by the end of cars ice time with the afghan government pushing for peace talks now every time about now refusing to speak directly with president karzai describing him as an american puppet and they recently announced their readiness to enter politics and have opened an office in doha to facilitate peace talks...
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that's also the key issue today between president obama and hamid karzai in their meetings. despite his request for a large american residual force after 2014, karzai recently told nbc's atia that afghan troops are ready to take over. >> on the question of the readiness, the preparedness of the afghan security forces, they are quite ready. i can say with confidence to handle the security of the country, the trust of this country and to receive the full transition to them in 2014, rather, in 2013 and to have the departure of the foreign forces from afghanistan completed in 2014. zoom a strong advocate for chuck hagel for the pentagon job. general, welcome. thank you very much. >> nice to be with you. thank you. >> tell me why you think chuck hagel is the right person for this job despite all the controversy that has been raised about what he said about israel in the past and iran in the past, criticisms of some of his other statements certainly the statements about gay americans. >> i think for two, maybe three reasons. first of all, he is a very solid, sound thinker. he has
that's also the key issue today between president obama and hamid karzai in their meetings. despite his request for a large american residual force after 2014, karzai recently told nbc's atia that afghan troops are ready to take over. >> on the question of the readiness, the preparedness of the afghan security forces, they are quite ready. i can say with confidence to handle the security of the country, the trust of this country and to receive the full transition to them in 2014, rather,...
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are just getting ten minutes past the hour here in moscow the afghan president hamid karzai says the taliban leader could run for presidency in the next year's election he made the comments days after his return from qatar and with the afghan government agreed that the group can open an office in doha if they renounce terrorism and nato is pulling out his troops by the end of cars i the afghan government pushing for peace talks however the taliban are refusing to speak directly with president karzai describing him as an american puppet and they hope to use the doha office to facilitate peace talks with the u.s. contributor afshin rattansi says nato is conduct in the war zone is only helping the insurgents gain political ground. the american public may be thinking what was the point of this debris relatives of all the thousands dead they must be getting a very strange picture of afghanistan if the taliban on the mall obama is going to run afghanistan is it going to be a pullout of course lots of people are asking there hundred fifty thousand nato troops there now and already people ar
are just getting ten minutes past the hour here in moscow the afghan president hamid karzai says the taliban leader could run for presidency in the next year's election he made the comments days after his return from qatar and with the afghan government agreed that the group can open an office in doha if they renounce terrorism and nato is pulling out his troops by the end of cars i the afghan government pushing for peace talks however the taliban are refusing to speak directly with president...
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also ahead, afghan president hamid karzai complicated a key security agreement with the u.s., telling tribal leaders it should not be finalized until next year. >> ifill: plus, some familiar faces look back at the assassination of president john f. kennedy. >> the air was filled with the most incredible screaming. it was like choirs all singing out of tune. >> woodruff: robert macneil and jim lehrer were both there 50 years ago, covering that fateful day in dallas. >> what the kennedy assassination did for me was forever to keep me aware of the fragility of everything. three rounds fired in 15 seconds changed the course of history. >> woodruff: those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and friends
also ahead, afghan president hamid karzai complicated a key security agreement with the u.s., telling tribal leaders it should not be finalized until next year. >> ifill: plus, some familiar faces look back at the assassination of president john f. kennedy. >> the air was filled with the most incredible screaming. it was like choirs all singing out of tune. >> woodruff: robert macneil and jim lehrer were both there 50 years ago, covering that fateful day in dallas. >>...
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troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that really complaint hean'. >> i would say at this point everything is probably still on the table, but you're right, that number zero definitely raise some had eyebrows inside the pentagon. in fact during a press conference yesterday, leon panetta said the stronger position that we take about staying committed and staying in afghanistan, you know, that's how we're going to ultimately get a political reconciliation. in other words, he felt that signaling that the u.s. may pull out all of its troops would weaken the negotiating position about those negotiations with the taliban ever got started again. n
troop presence in afghanistan and the security of that country, hamid karzai having lunch with president obama this hour. the two leaders hold a news conference in the next hour. president karzai's visit will help determine how many u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan after the drawdown in 2014. chris lawrence joins us. the white house floated the idea of a zero option, if you like, leaving no troops behind in afghanistan. what's the pentagon think of that and a lot of these people say that...
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karzai a plumes of smoke can be seen across the city after the assault reportedly pitched heavily armed taliban fighters against presidential bodyguards and american troops do stay with us here on r.t. we hope to get a live report from a correspondent in kabul in the very near future here on the program for the meantime though the attack on the presidential palace comes not long after the nato handed control over to afghan local forces. joining me live in the studio to talk further about this talk of thanks so much for rushing in quickly on this tuesday morning the handover of power we had this massive attack in kabul this morning and of course we have this handover of power i believe it. an initial test of the handover last week yeah i mean i suppose you could consider this an initial test of the forces there the nato led forces in kabul say that the afghans the local forces led the response to this very attack so it was very much a sort of a first test the police chief local police chief said that they dealt with all of the insurgents that attacked that presidential compound within tw
karzai a plumes of smoke can be seen across the city after the assault reportedly pitched heavily armed taliban fighters against presidential bodyguards and american troops do stay with us here on r.t. we hope to get a live report from a correspondent in kabul in the very near future here on the program for the meantime though the attack on the presidential palace comes not long after the nato handed control over to afghan local forces. joining me live in the studio to talk further about this...
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hamid karzai said that as meeting of more than 2,000 tribal leaders when discussing a new security pact between the country. without it, u.s. troops will leave and afghan troops will have to fight the taliban alone. one of the most contentious issues has been giving u.s. troops immunity from prosecution under afghan law, as well as the right to self defense. well under the deal, the u.s. will be allowed to carry out house raised, but only if afghan forces ask them to do so. finally, troop numbers. if the draft is signed, up to 15,000 american soldiers could day behind after 2014. >> there is only one purpose, to discuss and deeply investigate the security agreement with the u.s. >> you are here representing the afghan nation, my dear elders, school lures, slower gee and everyone else, you are representing the nation that has suffered for 40 years. you are gathered to look at a vital issue for the afghan nation and discuss that and cult about that issue. i was under pressure not to organize the loyal jurga but it is important to these these jurgas. >> for more on that, let's go to jane f
hamid karzai said that as meeting of more than 2,000 tribal leaders when discussing a new security pact between the country. without it, u.s. troops will leave and afghan troops will have to fight the taliban alone. one of the most contentious issues has been giving u.s. troops immunity from prosecution under afghan law, as well as the right to self defense. well under the deal, the u.s. will be allowed to carry out house raised, but only if afghan forces ask them to do so. finally, troop...
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afghan president hamid karzai has spent years calling for his release because he believes he is more open to dialogue than many of his comrades. he was a close friend of the group's reclusive leader. he was also the day-to-day commander responsible for leading the taliban campaign against u.s. and nato troops, plotting suicide bombings and other attacks. afghans hoped he could act as a go-between with taliban leaders, but some have doubts over how much clout he still has in the taliban circuit and indeed how came he would be to promote peace. he would not be handed over to afghanistan directly as some in kabul had hoped and wouldn't it be released into pakistan. he said it was important to establish contact with leadership on the ground to persuade them to be part of these talks, and idea he said karzai had agreed to. >> obviously, they wanted him to go to afghanistan, but we feel that it a are to play a role -- a positive role in the reconciliation process, then they must do it according to what their own leadership want them to do. >> afghanistan welcomes the move but urges pakista
afghan president hamid karzai has spent years calling for his release because he believes he is more open to dialogue than many of his comrades. he was a close friend of the group's reclusive leader. he was also the day-to-day commander responsible for leading the taliban campaign against u.s. and nato troops, plotting suicide bombings and other attacks. afghans hoped he could act as a go-between with taliban leaders, but some have doubts over how much clout he still has in the taliban circuit...
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general joseph dunford reacting to hamid karzai's decision to ban on security forces from speaking -- seeking nato air support following the death of the 10 people last week. we are amicable with more. nato andw commander of american forces here, general heredunford says he understands hegen. joseph dunford says understands the new policy. he is meeting this afternoon with his afghan counterparts to work out the modalities of victory on the ground. under afghanistan is afghan security force's lead. we have a lot of joint operations going on. this is after an air strike on wednesday left 10 afghan civilians dead. president karzai said it was called in by his arm afghan security forces, his own intelligence forces, and that this is intended to stop those kinds of things from happening. ineral dunford says this is line with what general allen, his predecessor, implemented over one year ago. the general says protecting civilians is what it is all about and he is working with his afghan counterparts to implement this new presidential decree as tens of thousands of nato forces will be leavi
general joseph dunford reacting to hamid karzai's decision to ban on security forces from speaking -- seeking nato air support following the death of the 10 people last week. we are amicable with more. nato andw commander of american forces here, general heredunford says he understands hegen. joseph dunford says understands the new policy. he is meeting this afternoon with his afghan counterparts to work out the modalities of victory on the ground. under afghanistan is afghan security force's...
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president hamid karzai refuses to sign a security agreement with the united states that would define american military presence in his country at the end of the year. but he did agre to a new agreement with iran. he agreed in principle to a friendship and cooperation path dealing with security and economic issues and within hours of that reement, he was also already calling for the removal of american forces from the area. he sd that we believe that all foreign forces should leave the region and the security of afghanistan shld be handed over to people of the country. the so-called moderate has aalowed executions to surge since he took office, with more than 300 people executed since just the month of august. iran is the leader in executions. president obama and other dignitaries are on their way to south africa to attend tomorrow's memorial service from nelson mandela. hitching a ride on air force one th the president and michele obama, former president george w. bush and former secretary of state, hillary clinton. bill clinton and jimmy carter also expected to attend the memorial b
president hamid karzai refuses to sign a security agreement with the united states that would define american military presence in his country at the end of the year. but he did agre to a new agreement with iran. he agreed in principle to a friendship and cooperation path dealing with security and economic issues and within hours of that reement, he was also already calling for the removal of american forces from the area. he sd that we believe that all foreign forces should leave the region...
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we wish her the best in her health. >>> afghan president hamid karzai dishing out some harsh criticism of the united states. some say he blatantly snubbed u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel during his visit over the weekend. plus, another insider attack today has now killed two u.s. soldiers. to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see un
we wish her the best in her health. >>> afghan president hamid karzai dishing out some harsh criticism of the united states. some say he blatantly snubbed u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel during his visit over the weekend. plus, another insider attack today has now killed two u.s. soldiers. to meeting patient needs... ♪ wireless is limitless. [ female announcer ] from finding the best way... ♪ to finding the best catch... ♪ wireless is limitless. how did i know? well, i didn't...
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then there is afghanistan, where afghan president hamid karzai has refused to sign a bilateral security agreement or bsa as it is called, with the united states until sometime after the election in 2014 and also he has to get some of his demands met first. national security advisor, president obama's national security advisor susan rice responded to that. here she is. >> if the agreement isn't signed properly, what i said to the president is we would have no choice, we would be compelled by necessity, not by our preference, to have to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to keep our troops here because they will not be invited because of the bsa will not have been signed. >> and that's the threat, general, is that the u.s., which had said that we along with our allies intended to keep a residual force, which was going to be 10, 15,000 troops in afghanistan after the general pullout at the end of 2014 that we might have to go to the zero option and just pull out all troops and all aid entirely. should we make that threat, should we be willing to take that, if you don't
then there is afghanistan, where afghan president hamid karzai has refused to sign a bilateral security agreement or bsa as it is called, with the united states until sometime after the election in 2014 and also he has to get some of his demands met first. national security advisor, president obama's national security advisor susan rice responded to that. here she is. >> if the agreement isn't signed properly, what i said to the president is we would have no choice, we would be compelled...
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either way the afghan president hamid karzai strongly condemned the attack. it is just the kind of drone strike that he has often complained about, and that is often been a source of friction and tension between himself and his government and nato forces. >> civil ahead in the news hour - unrest in mexico as anger mounts at the government. the newest figures on global literacy rates are a worrying read. what is being done to turn the page on the problem? in sport - a chaotic italian grand prix for some. no problems for sebastien vettel. all the action coming up. >> exit polls in moscow suggest that the mayor will retain his post. the kremlin candidate is ahead with 52% of the vote. his main challenger and leading opposition figure cast doubt on the polls, saying it must go to a second round, a major setback for the kremlin. peter sharp reports from moscow on an unusual campaign. >> he has been described as the man president putin fears most. the charismatic lawyer turned anticorruption campaigner, alexa nevali is the first candidate to run a western-style pol
either way the afghan president hamid karzai strongly condemned the attack. it is just the kind of drone strike that he has often complained about, and that is often been a source of friction and tension between himself and his government and nato forces. >> civil ahead in the news hour - unrest in mexico as anger mounts at the government. the newest figures on global literacy rates are a worrying read. what is being done to turn the page on the problem? in sport - a chaotic italian grand...
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president hamid karzai is sticking to his position. he won't sign the agreement until after presidential elections next year. >> karzai does not have the right to say these words. i am saying this ising amistake he's making. whatever karzai wants from them it has been accepted but he wants to delay the agreement. this is not for the benefit of afghanistan. this is in detriment to afghanistan. >> reporter: in the busy markets of the capitol people are worried about their future if the agreement isn't signed. >> pakistans are our enemy, if iran is our enemy, and if we make enemy our enemy, too, how do we make a living here? there should be support to make a living and develop a stable future. >> reporter: some believe karzai is worried about his legacy. he doesn't want to be remembered as a president intimidated by foreigners. they, however, point out the country should come first. >> even if karzai sacrifices, we should do an historic thing for the country in which the country and its record are stronger. he, too, should sacrifice himse
president hamid karzai is sticking to his position. he won't sign the agreement until after presidential elections next year. >> karzai does not have the right to say these words. i am saying this ising amistake he's making. whatever karzai wants from them it has been accepted but he wants to delay the agreement. this is not for the benefit of afghanistan. this is in detriment to afghanistan. >> reporter: in the busy markets of the capitol people are worried about their future if...